Review Session #3 Review Political Parties/Elections and Interest Groups
Two party system in the USA ·History (especially since 1932, the last big realignment) ·Third Parties ·Dealignment? decline in party loyalty; decline in participation ·gender gap ·racial gap ·geographic cleavages? ·conservative - liberal shift? Party organization (national committees; state committees; Congressional committees; campaign committees; conventions; PACs; soft money; Campaigns: Conventions, primaries, general election campaigns Election reform campaign reform; campaign finance reform
Suffrage expanding eligibility over time factors affecting voting behavior: ages, socioeconomic status, residence, ethnicity, education factors affecting voting decisions: income, occupation, education, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography, family, party affiliation, perception of candidates and policies, feeling of efficacy additional factors shaping public opinion: polls, media (changes in press and broadcast media), internet 19th amendment 26th amendment
Interest Groups
goal to influence policy not to win office
public interest groups; special interest groups; single issue groups; broadly
focused groups
pluralism (Federalist 10); hyperpluralism; elitism;
lobbying - insiders and outsiders; lobbying elected officials; lobbying bureaucrats and regulators, lobbying the public;
providing information; applying pressure; contributing to campaigns Iron Triangles
AP US Government and Politics Review
Review Session #3 Review Political Parties/Elections and Interest GroupsTwo party system in the USA
· History (especially since 1932, the last big realignment)
· Third Parties
· Dealignment? decline in party loyalty; decline in participation
· gender gap
· racial gap
· geographic cleavages?
· conservative - liberal shift?
Party organization
(national committees; state committees; Congressional committees; campaign committees; conventions; PACs; soft money; Campaigns: Conventions, primaries, general election campaigns
Election reform
campaign reform; campaign finance reform
Suffrage
expanding eligibility over time
factors affecting voting behavior: ages, socioeconomic status, residence, ethnicity, education
factors affecting voting decisions: income, occupation, education, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography, family, party affiliation, perception of candidates and policies, feeling of efficacy
additional factors shaping public opinion: polls, media (changes in press and broadcast media), internet
19th amendment
26th amendment
Interest Groups
goal to influence policy not to win office
public interest groups; special interest groups; single issue groups; broadly
focused groups
pluralism (Federalist 10); hyperpluralism; elitism;
lobbying - insiders and outsiders; lobbying elected officials; lobbying bureaucrats and regulators, lobbying the public;
providing information; applying pressure; contributing to campaigns
Iron Triangles